breathing freely

mirabelle is in the hospital. originally they were thinking she'd be out today, and her husband wanted me to go down to help out this week, which got me all turned in circles. somehow i would've made it work, but it was awfully last minute for going to chicago, considering drive time and all that. now, however, it's looking like she won't be out til at least the end of the week, and her mom will be able to be down there by then, and her sister will be there next week. it sounds like they won't need me any time soon, so i'll probably go down a few months from now. (although i did tell him to call me if they needed anything.)
this, in turn, meant that i was free to make plans with mr. hc. we'll be meeting tomorrow afternoon for coffee. :)
still no word on the job front, but i'm sure i'll hear soon.
so finally, after a week of chaos, i'm feeling unflustered. two of the things are out of my hands, and the one thing i can control is controlled, as i'll finally meet that boy tomorrow.